often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
when it becomes; when it comes to
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
but; however; provided that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
myself; yourself; I; me; you
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
regular customer; valued client
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour